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## Overview: Introduction

PC-DMIS is a full-featured, geometric measurement package. It translates the high-level commands required to measure parts into the detailed steps necessary to drive a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). PC-DMIS incorporates the Microsoft Windows interface to create, as well as execute, measurement routines. You can begin the measurement process by taking advantage of the drop-down menus, dialog boxes, and icons. The versatility of PC-DMIS's interface also provides a way to customize the software to meet individual specifications.

The primary goals driving the design of PC-DMIS for Windows are flexibility and user friendliness. To meet these goals, PC-DMIS provides a flexible environment allowing for real-time error correction as opposed to a long debugging process, characteristic of some other geometric software packages. It is dimension-oriented to reduce the need to analyze and interpret the results of CMM measurements. The techniques used for measurement routine programming on a CMM are straightforward and, with practice, systematic. This documentation does not attempt to completely describe the dimensional inspection process. If additional information is needed on the fundamentals of dimensional inspections, please contact your software representative.

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The main topics in this chapter include:

- Organization of Manual

- Using a Mouse or Motion Controller

- Automating PC-DMIS

- Software Configurations

- Command Line Installation

- Updating the Software

This documentation contains the core documentation needed to operate PC-DMIS. However, due to PC-DMIS's modular nature, additional documentation may be installed on your computer system. Click the Contents tab on your help file to view the other files installed.